[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT Kindle

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The kindle app on the Android and iPhone are also accessible.

Cindy S.

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> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:56 PM
> To: Blindhands at aol.com; List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT Kindel
> 
> hi,
> yes the kindle fires are accessible right out of the box once you turn on
> speech.
> This is the only kindle model with speech, but at least we have a
accessible
> kindle now.
> 
> glad you got to read your craft books.
> 
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> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:27 PM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT Kindel
> 
> I wanted to let you folks know that I got the Kindel to read a couple of
the
> books.  I do have a question regarding the Kindel Fire.  Is that  what it
is called?
> Well My oldest son purchased this for his Dad when he  was in the hospital
> the beginning of March.  He then loaded it up with a  bunch of sci fi
books
> that both of them loved.
> 
> That is why I had asked on the list if anyone knows anything about the
Kindel
> and could it read books to us.  Apparently the first Kindel that came out
did
> not have the capability of doing this, but since this one was less then 2
> months old I had my 10 year old Princess take a look at it for me.
> Well all she wanted to do is hook up to the internet and check out the
games
> for  it.  She also told me if I couldn't get it to work, could she have
it.
> Well she already has the I Pad and when her Mom took a look at it I  said
> if I couldn't get it to work I would give it to the middle Princess.   I
> know I had given my old IPhone to the oldest and she passed it down to the
> middle and I figured  that would get passed down to the youngest or
> whatever.
> I had given the middle my old laptop and her Daddy said it is  sooooo
slow, but
> she didn't mind.
> 
> Well I brought the Kindel with me to my friend's house who has her son in
his
> twenties and her Grandson in his twenties living there and I handed it
over  to
> them to see if they could get it to talk.
> 
> Well they got it to talk and read the screens and nothing special had to
be
> done in order for it to read the books that were on it.
> 
> I got the book "Sewing Can Be Dangerous" and started listening to it.
> Cindy Sheets has a special plan for us, that she will tell us later about.
> 
> I just wanted to say that the newer Kindels have not sure if it is text to
> speech, but it does read the screens and books.  I will be learning lots
more
> on what this can do and will share in the future.
> 
> Anyone using a Kindel Fire now can you please tell me if there is finger
> strokes or what to continuously read.  It seems when I first start it I
get it to do
> that, but if I stop it and then try to continue it does not continuously
read.
> 
> Joyce  Kane
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> Blindhands at AOL.com
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